The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-09-15


of our toll into things of value. With a
general knowledge of business affairs you
should have special and thorough &C.
quaintance with your chosen vocation.
Get, therefore, first, a business education
at the Capital Business college, aud then
select your life work and train yourself
daily for the complete mastery of its
principles and practice.
SELECT SOME SPECIALITY
for your life work, and resolve, "This one
thing l do" A Jack of all trades is a use.
full and may be a money-makine fellow
in pioneer life, but when the avenues of
business become crowded our popular
pioneer Jack turns tramp.
Don't mistake your calling. To get
into the place for which you are fitted
by talent, inclination and training,
means success; otherwise, failure.
A pious mother, an ambitious father, or
quack phrenologist may select for you
the ministry, law, medicine or literature,
while your muscles and tastes might select
the siedge-hammer or the pillow. Your
own taste and inclination is a better guide
for YOU than parental pride and piety or
the phrenologist's fingers. Remember,
YOU cannot do your mission In life by
Your work must be done in person before
God and men, with your own muscles,
brain and will. When your calling is
chosen throw all your talent and energy
into it, which you cannot do if you expect
some day to be transplanted into some
other business. Transplanting is fire.
quently death to business success as to the
| tree.
Let the constellation of your business
character include the stars: industry, hon
esty, calculation, economy, method, perse-
verance and politeness. These stars are
the great bear of the business heavens.
Industry is the sire of the twins Pluck
and Plod, which always put to shame
Luck and Genius in every business enter
prise. Luck is an imbecile, genius cow
ard, when compared with plod and pluck.
Have pluck to toll, think, plan, take risks,
push ahead and win. Do not sit down
and wait for luck to turn something up.
q Let pluck turn things up and convert even
a past defeat into an ultimate victory. In
, dustry, wisely directed, knows not the
a word failure.
HONESTY IS THE ANCHOR
q which enables the business bark to ride
) the storm. Every business will run short
4 of cash funds at times. The business
r character of the proprietor for honesty
f and talent must tug it through the break
a ers into the haven of safety.
f Calculation is the generalship of every
i business which considers accurately the
means at hand for accomplishing pur-
q pose. 1t counts the cost of labor and
g capital to carry an enterprise to success
q It adjusts means to end, supplies to de-
| Han1anHG 1nVhnts
A. new agencies for supplying them. With
out calculation the factors which produc'
~ wealth become destructive mob of un
r. governed forces. The best means anG
Il opportunities of success are lost and
~ wasted without it. Calculation takes tint
4 and oppor tunities by the forelock.
ECONOMY is the conservator of all wealth
o. is the saving Dutchman who founded tn
% financial greatness of New York, the fru
~ cal Quaker who built Philadelphia. B,
20 lack of economy the we'll paid Englisl
"a laborers live from hand to mouth, Will
ir the economic French and Dutch work
,s men have generally a bank account
n Economy creates capital out of small i'll
# come, and the capitalist only can be fire.
"a man and philanthrophist In this worl
of wants. Save the pennies and tn
ness if you aspire to be independent.
c. Method in the service of sound calcult
k, tion combines nickel traffic and dolls
trade into paying business. Method
n farming adds to the cotton and corn Gu
o. ture the little incomes of the gardel
lie, orchard, poultry and dairy. These sic
ur issues of his business can proftably en-
We ploy and keep from mischief the nimb
| nf phiIHrnn
We furnish himself the pleasantest recreatic
~ from the dull monOtony of field Wor
p The home becomes thus surrounded b
the most instructive and inspiring sights
%, natures grand musuem. Animal wants a
K expressed by neighing, brayipg, bell0Win
to screaming, cackling, cooling; their loTin
H. bleating, grunting and chlrplng tort
ey their thanks of content and happy e.
a istence-these animal chOruses should
'ss true pleasure, as they are more than
to equivalent for the loss of the artihei
an advantages of the city. Methodic use
natural farm advantages can resto
es, for the farmer and his household par
OF. disc in most parts of Texas.
IS Method was heavens first law arour
n which all laws gravitate, and through
nd are chained into oneness of system al
10 order. LII Is Jne leuBer VI OfoiJ oSSONA
IN. it has pigeon hole for every commerce
* paper, and place for everything. wit
Dr. out method business goes to chaos Will
Dol it but a step from cosmos, darkness al
US death. -,
eet Perseverance is the steady pursuit OF
The plan untA it is proven to be BAD. IL
industry energized and directed IN &C
le- tain channel True perseverance
di- guarded by courage and caution. Cou
ro- age is the "pillar of fire" which lights IL
1es way in the night when passing throui
er- the sea of business crisis. Caution
it the "cloud pillar" by day whioh chec
ST rash speculation in the hour of success
Use, Let your business bark, young man, co
les stanty rock between the pillows OF no
lgs and fear. Perseverance neither hopes t
the much nor fears too much.
ur- PoLIrGNEss IS PIERS oNALITY,
ius published in words, gestures and de e.
nu SO that all can read it. Honest politent
l.. is the negation of selfshness and tyranr
t St It is good will to friends and flag
wy. al1 truce to enemies. The exercise of poll
ooi ness costs nothing but self-disclpl
'oii Still it is a capital in business and soc
oie standing worth more than noble blo'
an official distinction or college diplon
nel Honey will catch more flies than vineg
Vic Re Dolite to all, especially to ladies.